small pickerel advice please

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pelleeklund

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Hey I just ran up to a fish farm in my area but it was closed. I was looking to pick up a pickerel for my tank, but obviously I came up short. I figured since i'm hitting the lake for a morning session tomorrow I'd keep my eyes open for a fry swimming around with the hopes that I could bring him home and just cut the fish farm out of the equation. Does anybody know where tiny fish like this might congregate. I figure they would be shallow and I will most likely be wading out into the water anyway. Also how should I collect it if I do find one? Either way I will be out enjoying my fishing so if this doesn't work out I will most certainly have a nice day anyway. Thanks for any advice.
 
hello. you are gonna need a small mesh dipnet. (they are skinny and slip through easy) at this stage they are not gonna be fry. they will be like 2-4". most of the smaller ones will have been eaten by other pickerel, bass, and sunfish. i was catching 40 a day a month ago. now ill be out all day dipnetting and seining and i pull in 2-5 a day. i cant believe it!
 
Thank you. I found out the fish farm near me doesn't sell them so this may be my only way to get one without shipping it. Much appreciated.
 
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